Some of the achievements of the Byzantine empire include
protecting Europe from eastern invasions
, preserving Greek language, preserving Roman traditions, production of fine art with distinctive style, protecting the Christian Orthodox Church, their cities had plumbing which is still in use, and much more.
In what ways was the Byzantine Empire a continuation of the Roman Empire?
Unlike the Western half of the Roman Empire, Byzantine thrived and flourished. Emperors such as Justinian and Constantine made
successful reforms
and helped keep the empire alive. It expanded in size throughout its existence and also grew in wealth, trade, and agriculture.
Was the Byzantine Empire its own Empire or was it a continuation of the Roman Empire?
The Byzantine Empire was
the eastern continuation of the Roman Empire
after the Western Roman Empire’s fall in the fifth century CE. It lasted from the fall of the Roman Empire until the Ottoman conquest in 1453.
What did the Byzantine Empire and Roman Empire have in common?
Both of the Empires has the same form of government, Authoritarian, also both were ruled by hereditary rulers. The empires had differing main languages, in the Roman Empire they mainly spoke latin and in the Byzantine Empire the
most common language was Greek
. … The Byzantine Empire was a Christian one from the start.
Who ruled after the Romans?
There was a great spread of Angles,
Saxons, and Franks
after the Romans left Britain, with minor rulers, while the next major ruler, it is thought, was a duo named Horsa and Hengist. There was also a Saxon king, the first who is now traced to all royalty in Britain and known as Cerdic.
What race were the Byzantines?
During the Byzantine period, peoples
of Greek ethnicity
and identity were the majority occupying the urban centres of the Empire. We can look to cities such as Alexandria, Antioch, Thessalonica and, of course, Constantinople as the largest concentrations of Greek population and identity.
Who defeated the Roman Empire?
Finally, in 476,
the Germanic leader Odoacer
staged a revolt and deposed the Emperor Romulus Augustulus. From then on, no Roman emperor would ever again rule from a post in Italy, leading many to cite 476 as the year the Western Empire suffered its deathblow.
What religion were the Romans?
The Roman Empire was a primarily
polytheistic civilization
, which meant that people recognized and worshiped multiple gods and goddesses. Despite the presence of monotheistic religions within the empire, such as Judaism and early Christianity, Romans honored multiple deities.
What language did the Byzantines speak?
Byzantine Greek language, an archaic style of Greek that served as the language of administration and of most writing during the period of the Byzantine, or Eastern Roman, Empire until the fall of Constantinople
Who ruled before the Romans?
The Etruscans
were perhaps the most important and influential people of pre- Roman Italy and may have emerged from the Villanovan people. They dominated Italy politically prior to the rise of Rome, and Rome itself was ruled by Etruscan kings early in its history.
Who ruled Britain before the Romans?
The idea came from the discovery around 1700 that the non-English island tongues relate to that of the ancient continental Gauls, who really were called Celts.
What replaced the Roman Empire?
The Byzantine Empire
, sometimes referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire in the east during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, originally founded as Byzantium ).
Who are the descendants of the Byzantines?
Not only
the Greeks
but also the following nations: Bulgarians, Albanians, Armenians, Syrians, Copts, Romanians, Serbs. Even the ancestors of many modern Turks, are descendants of the Eastern Roman Empire.
Where are the Byzantines now?
Today, although the Byzantine Empire is long gone,
the city of Constantinople (now called Istanbul)
flourishes and is still regarded as a crossroads, both literally and metaphorically, between Europe and Asia.
Are there any Byzantines left?
Some families gained relatively widespread recognition, such as the Angelo Flavio Comneno, supposed descendants of the Angelos dynasty.
Some “Byzantine” claimants are still active today
, despite the lack of formal Byzantine succession laws making finding a ‘legitimate’ heir impossible.
Who was the worst Roman emperor?
Nero is perhaps the best known of the worst emperors, having allowed his wife and mother to rule for him and then stepping out from their shadows and ultimately having them, and others, murdered.
